tertial

a. 第三列的(指鸟飞羽中最后一列的)

发音

US /ˈtɝʃl̩/
UK /ˈtɜːʃl̩/

词形变化

tertials 复数 tertials

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any flight feather attached to the humerus (upper arm) of a bird.

    生物 动物学

词源

From Latin tertius (“third”); the tertial feathers are the third row of feathers. By surface analysis, terti- + -al.

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